The UEFA European Under-17 Championship, or simply the Euro Under-17, is an annual football competition contested by the men's under-17 national teams of the UEFA member associations.

Spain is the most successful team in this competition, having won nine titles. Portugal are the current champions, having won their 7th title following a 3–0 victory over France in the 2025 final.

History and format

The current competition format consists of three stages: a qualifying round, an elite round and a final tournament. The first stage takes place in autumn of the previous year, while the elite round is played in spring. The winners of each elite round group join the host team in the final tournament, played in May.

Until the 1997 tournament, players born on or after 1 August the year they turned 17 years were eligible to compete. Since the 1998 tournament, the date limit has been moved back to 1 January. In 2001/2002 the competition was renamed European Under-17 Championship, but the eligibility rules did not change.

Evolution of the competition format and number of participating teams
YearsFormatNumber of teams
1982–1984Semi-finals, third place play-off and final4
1985–1992Four groups of four teams, semi-finals, third place play-off and final16
1993–2002Four groups of four teams, quarter-finals, semi-finals, third place play-off and final
2003–2006Two groups of four teams, semi-finals, third place play-off and final8
2007–2014Two groups of four teams, semi-finals and final
2015–2024Four groups of four teams, quarter-finals, play-offs between quarter-final losers (in odd years only, for qualifying to FIFA U-17 World Cup), semi-finals, and final16
2025–Two groups of four teams, semi-finals and final8

Results

EditionYearHostFinalThird place match (1982–2006) Losing semi-finalists (2007–present)(1)
WinnerScoreRunner-upThird placeScoreFourth place
1982–2001: UEFA European Under-16 Championship
11982 DetailsItalyItaly1–0West GermanyYugoslavia0–0 (4–2 p)Finland
21984 DetailsWest GermanyWest Germany2–0Soviet UnionEngland1–0Yugoslavia
31985 DetailsHungarySoviet Union4–0GreeceSpain1–0East Germany
41986 DetailsGreeceSpain2–1ItalySoviet Union1–1 (9–8 p)East Germany
51987 DetailsFranceItaly (Title not awarded)(1–0) 0–3Soviet UnionFrance3–0Turkey
61988 DetailsSpainSpain0–0 (4–2 p)PortugalEast Germany0–0 (5–4 p)West Germany
71989 DetailsDenmarkPortugal4–1East GermanyFrance3–2Spain
81990 DetailsEast GermanyCzechoslovakia3–2 (a.e.t.)YugoslaviaPoland3–2Portugal
91991 DetailsSwitzerlandSpain2–0GermanyGreece1–1 (5–4 p)France
101992 DetailsCyprusGermany2–1SpainItaly1–0Portugal
111993 DetailsTurkeyPoland1–0ItalyCzechoslovakia2–1France
121994 DetailsRepublic of IrelandTurkey1–0DenmarkUkraine2–0Austria
131995 DetailsBelgiumPortugal2–0SpainGermany2–1 (a.e.t.)France
141996 DetailsAustriaPortugal1–0FranceIsrael3–2Greece
151997 DetailsGermanySpain0–0 (5–4 p)AustriaGermany3–1Switzerland
161998 DetailsScotlandRepublic of Ireland2–1ItalySpain2–1Portugal
171999 DetailsCzech RepublicSpain4–1PolandGermany2–1Czech Republic
182000 DetailsIsraelPortugal2–1 (g.g.)Czech RepublicNetherlands5–0Greece
192001 DetailsEnglandSpain1–0FranceCroatia4–1England
Since 2002: UEFA European Under-17 Championship
202002 DetailsDenmarkSwitzerland0–0 (4–2 p)FranceEngland4–1Spain
212003 DetailsPortugalPortugal2–1SpainAustria1–0England
222004 DetailsFranceFrance2–1SpainPortugal4–4 (3–2 p)England
232005 DetailsItalyTurkey2–0NetherlandsItaly2–1 (a.e.t.)Croatia
242006 DetailsLuxembourgRussia2–2 (5–3 p)Czech RepublicSpain1–1 (3–2 p)Germany
252007 DetailsBelgiumSpain1–0EnglandBelgium and France
262008 DetailsTurkeySpain4–0FranceNetherlands and Turkey
272009 DetailsGermanyGermany2–1 (a.e.t.)NetherlandsItaly and Switzerland
282010 DetailsLiechtensteinEngland2–1SpainFrance and Turkey
292011 DetailsSerbiaNetherlands5–2GermanyDenmark and England
302012 DetailsSloveniaNetherlands1–1 (5–4 p)GermanyGeorgia and Poland
312013 DetailsSlovakiaRussia0–0 (5–4 p)ItalySlovakia and Sweden
322014 DetailsMaltaEngland1–1 (4–1 p)NetherlandsPortugal and Scotland
332015 DetailsBulgariaFrance4–1GermanyBelgium and Russia
342016 DetailsAzerbaijanPortugal1–1 (5–4 p)SpainGermany and Netherlands
352017 DetailsCroatiaSpain2–2 (4–1 p)EnglandGermany and Turkey
362018 DetailsEnglandNetherlands2–2 (4–1 p)ItalyBelgium and England
372019 DetailsRepublic of IrelandNetherlands4–2ItalyFrance and Spain
–2020 DetailsEstoniaTournament cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
–2021 DetailsCyprus
382022 DetailsIsraelFrance2–1NetherlandsPortugal and Serbia
392023 DetailsHungaryGermany0–0 (5–4 p)FrancePoland and Spain
402024 DetailsCyprusItaly3–0PortugalDenmark and Serbia
412025 DetailsAlbaniaPortugal3–0FranceBelgium and Italy
422026 DetailsEstonia
432027 DetailsLatvia
442028 DetailsLithuania
452029 DetailsMoldova
  • 1987 Title not awarded.
  • Key: a.e.t. – after extra time g.g. – after golden goal p – after penalty shoot-out

Teams reaching the top four

CountryWinnersRunners-upThird-placeFourth-placeSemi-finalistsTop 4 (from 36)
Spain9 (1986, 1988, 1991, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2007, 2008, 2017)6 (1990, 1995, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2016)3 (1985, 1998, 2006)2 (1989, 2002)2 (2019, 2023)22
Portugal7 (1989, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2003, 2016, 2025)2 (1988, 2024)1 (2004)3 (1990, 1992, 1998)2 (2014, 2022)15
Germany(2)4 (1984, 1992, 2009, 2023)5 (1982, 1991, 2011, 2012, 2015)3 (1995, 1997, 1999)2 (1988, 2006)2 (2016, 2017)16
Netherlands4 (2011, 2012, 2018, 2019)4 (2005, 2009, 2014, 2022)1 (2000)2 (2008, 2016)11
France3 (2004, 2015, 2022)6 (1996, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2023, 2025)2 (1987, 1989)3 (1991, 1993, 1995)3 (2007, 2010, 2019)17
Russia(3)3 (1985, 2006, 2013)2 (1984, 1987)1 (1986)1 (2015)7
Italy2 (1982, 2024)6 (1986, 1993, 1998, 2013, 2018, 2019)2 (1992, 2005)2 (2009, 2025)12
England2 (2010, 2014)2 (2007, 2017)2 (1984, 2002)3 (2001, 2003, 2004)2 (2011, 2018)11
Turkey2 (1994, 2005)1 (1987)3 (2008, 2010, 2017)6
Czech Republic(4)1 (1990)2 (2000, 2006)1 (1993)1 (1999)5
Poland1 (1993)1 (1999)1 (1990)2 (2012, 2023)5
Slovakia(4)1 (1990)1 (1993)1 (2013)3
Switzerland1 (2002)1 (1997)1 (2009)3
Republic of Ireland1 (1998)1
Greece1 (1985)1 (1991)2 (1996, 2000)4
East Germany(6)1 (1989)1 (1988)2 (1985, 1986)4
Serbia(5)1 (1990)1 (1982)1 (1984)2 (2022, 2024)5
Austria1 (1997)1 (2003)1 (1994)3
Denmark1 (1994)2 (2011, 2024)3
Croatia(5)1 (2001)1 (2005)2
Israel1 (1996)1
Ukraine(3)1 (1994)1
Finland1 (1982)1
Belgium4 (2007, 2015, 2018, 2025)4
Georgia(3)1 (2012)1
Scotland1 (2014)1
Sweden1 (2013)1

1 There was no match to determine 3rd place after the 2006 tournament. 2 Until 1990 known as West Germany. 3 Until 1991 as part Soviet Union. 4 Until 1994 as part Czechoslovakia. 5 Until 1992 as part Yugoslavia. 6 German Democratic Republic 1949–1990.

Comprehensive team results by tournament

Legend:

  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • SF – Semi-finalists
  • 5th-6th - Fifth to Sixth place
  • QF – Quarter-finals
  • GS – Group stage
  • Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
  • TBD – To be determined
  • •• – Qualified but withdrew
  • • – Did not qualify
  • × – Did not enter
  • × – Withdrew / Banned / Entry not accepted by FIFA
  • — Country not affiliated to UEFA at that time
  • — Country did not exist or national team was inactive
  • – Hosts
  • – Not affiliated to FIFA

1982—2001

Nation1982 (4)1984 (4)1985 (16)1986 (16)1987 (16)1988 (16)1989 (16)1990 (16)1991 (16)1992 (16)1993 (16)1994 (16)1995 (16)1996 (16)1997 (16)1998 (16)1999 (16)2000 (16)2001 (16)Total
Albania×××××××ו••GS•••×•••1
Austria•••GSGSGSGS••••4thGSGS2nd••••7
Belarus×QF•••••••1
Belgium•••••GS•GS••QFGSQF•QF••••6
Bulgaria••GSGSGS•GS•GS••••••••••5
Croatia××GS•GSGS•3rd4
Cyprus×ו••••GS•GS•••••••••2
Czech RepublicQF•••4th2nd•3 (8)
Czechoslovakia•••GSGS••1st••3rdGS5
Denmark•••GSGS•GSGSGSGS•2nd•••QFGSGS•10
East Germany••4th4thGS3rd2ndGS6
England×3rd••••••••GSQFQFQF••QFGS4th8
Finland4th••••GS••GSGS•••••GSGSGSGS8
France••GSGS3rdGS3rdGS4thGS4th•4th2nd••••2nd12
Georgiaו••GS••••1
Germany2nd1st•GS3rdQF3rd•3rdQFQF9 (15)
Greece••2ndGSGS•GS•3rd•GS••4th•QFGS4th•10
Hungary••GS••GS•GS•GSQF•••QF•GSGSGS9
Iceland••GS•••••GS•GSGS••GSGS•••6
IsraelGSו••GS•••3rdGSQFQFGS•7
Italy1st•GS2nd1st*•GS••3rd2nd•GS•GS2nd••QF11
Liechtenstein×××××ו••×ו•••GSו•1
Netherlands••GSGS••GS••GS•••••••3rdGS6
Northern Ireland××וGS••••GSGS•••GS••••4
Norway••GSGSGSGSGS•••••GS••GS•••7
Poland•••••••3rdGS•1st•GSGSGS•2ndGSGS9
Portugal••GSGSGS2nd1st4thGS4thGSQF1st1st•4thGS1st•15
Republic of Ireland××ו•GS•••GSGSGS•QF•1st•GS•7
Romania•••GS•GSGS•GSGS•••GS•••GSGS8
Russia•2nd1st3rd2nd•GS•GS•GSQF•••GSGSQFQF12
Scotland••GSGSGS•GSGS•GS••GS••GS••GS9
SlovakiaGSGSQF•QFQF•5
Slovenia•GS•GS••••2
Spain••3rd1st•1st4thGS1st2ndQFGS2ndGS1st3rd1stQF1st16
Sweden••GSGS•GS•GSGS•••QF••GSGS••8
Switzerland•••••GSGS•GS•QFGS•GS4th•GS•GS9
Turkeyוו4thGS•GS••GS1stGSGSQF•••QF9
Ukraine×3rd•GSGSGS•••4
West Germany2nd1stGS•GS4th•GS6 (15)
Yugoslavia3rd4thGS•GSGSGS2ndGSGS•×•••••••9

2002—present

Nation2002 (16)2003 (8)2004 (8)2005 (8)2006 (8)2007 (8)2008 (8)2009 (8)2010 (8)2011 (8)2012 (8)2013 (8)2014 (8)2015 (16)2016 (16)2017 (16)2018 (16)2019 (16)2022 (16)2023 (16)2024 (16)2025 (8)2026 (8)Total (+previous)
Albania•••••••••••••••••••••GS•1 (2)
Austria•3rdGS••••••••GS•GSQF••GS••QF•7 (14)
Azerbaijan••••••••••••••GS••••••••1
Belarus•••GS•••••••••••••••••••1 (2)
Belgium••••GSSF••••GS••SFQF•SF6thGS••SFQ10 (16)
Bosnia and Herzegovina••••••••••••••GSGSGS••••••3
Bulgaria•••••••••••••GS••••GS••••2 (7)
Croatia•••4th•••••••GS•GS•GS•••GSGS•6 (10)
Cyprus••••••••••••••••••••GS•1 (3)
Czech RepublicGS•••2nd•••GSGS•••GS•••QF••QFGS8 (16)
DenmarkQFGS•••••••SF••••GS•GS•QF•SF•7 (17)
England3rd4th4thGS•2nd•GS1stSF••1stQFQF2ndSFGS•5thQFGS•17 (25)
Estonia••••••••••••••••••••••Q1
Faroe Islands•••••••••••••••GS•••••••1
FinlandGS••••••••••••••••••••••1 (9)
France2nd•1st••SF2ndGSSFGSGS••1stGS5th•SF1st2ndGS2nd16 (28)
GeorgiaQF•••••••••SF••••••••••••2 (3)
GermanyQF•••4th5th•1st•2nd2nd•GS2ndSFSFGSGSQF1st•GS15 (30)
Greece••••••••GS••••GS•••GS••••3 (13)
HungaryGSGS••GS••••••••••6th•5th•GS•••6 (15)
Iceland•••••GS••••GS••••••GS••••3 (9)
Israel•GS•GS••••••••••••GS•GS•×••4 (11)
Italy•GS•3rd•••SF•••2nd•QFGSGS2nd2ndQFGS1stSF13 (24)
Liechtenstein••••••••••••••••••••••••0 (1)
Luxembourg••••GS•••••••••••••GS••••2
Malta••••••••••••GS••••••••••1
MoldovaGS••••••••••••••••••••••1
Montenegro••••••••••••••••Q1
NetherlandsGS••2nd•6thSF2nd•1st1st•2ndGSSFQF1st1st2ndGS•••15 (21)
Northern Ireland••GS••••••••••••••••••••1 (5)
Norway•••••••••••••••GSQF•••••2 (9)
PolandGS•••••••••SF•••••••GSSFQF•5 (14)
PortugalGS1st3rd•••••GS•••SF•1st•GSQFSFGS2nd1st12 (27)
Republic of Ireland••••••GS••••••GS•QFQFGS•QF••6 (13)
Romania•••••••••GS••••••••••••1 (9)
Russia••••1st••••••1st•SF•••GS×××××4 (16)
Scotland••••••GS•••••SFGSGSGS••GSGS•••7 (16)
Serbia•GS••GS••••GSGSGS•SFQFSF•8 (19)
Serbia and MontenegroQF•••GS2 (11)
Slovakia•••••••••••SF••••••••GS•2 (7)
Slovenia••••••••••GS••GS••GS••GS••4 (6)
Spain4th2nd2nd•3rd1st1stGS2nd••••QF2nd1stQFSFQFSFGS•Q17 (33)
Sweden•••••••••••SF••QF•QFGSGS•GS•6 (14)
Switzerland1st••GS••GSSFGS••GSGS•••GS••6th••9 (18)
Turkey••GS1st••SFGSSF•••GS••SF••GS••••8 (17)
UkraineGS•GS••GS•••••GS••GSGS••••GS••7 (11)
Wales•••••••••••••••••••GSGS••2

Men's U-17 World Cup qualifiers

Legend

  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • QF – Quarterfinals
  • R3 – Round 3
  • R2 – Round 2
  • R1 – Round 1
  • – Hosts
  • – Not affiliated to UEFA
  • q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
TeamChina 1985Canada 1987Scotland 1989Italy 1991Japan 1993Ecuador 1995Egypt 1997New Zealand 1999Trinidad and Tobago 2001Finland 2003Peru 2005South Korea 2007Nigeria 2009Mexico 2011United Arab Emirates 2013Chile 2015India 2017Brazil 2019Indonesia 2023Qatar 2025Qatar 2026Total
AustriaR1R12nd3
BelgiumR13rdR2q4
CroatiaPart of YugoslaviaR1R1QFR2q5
Czech RepublicQFR1R23
DenmarkR1q2
East GermanyQFReunified with West Germany1
EnglandQFQFR11stR2R36
FinlandR11
FranceQF1stQFQFR1R23rd2ndR3q10
Germany2ndQFR14thR13rdR23rdR2QF1stR212
Greeceq1
HungaryQFR12
ItalyR14thR1R1R1QFR2QF3rdq10
Netherlands3rdR1R14th4
Montenegroq1
Poland4thR1R13
Portugal3rdQFQF1st4
Republic of IrelandR3q2
Romaniaq1
Russia1stR2R23
Scotland2nd1
Serbiaq1
SlovakiaQFR11
Spain2ndR13rdR1R12nd2nd3rd2ndQFQFq12
Sweden3rd1
Switzerland1stQF2
Turkey4thQFR13

In 2023, the German U-17 became the first UEFA team in this age group to become European and world champions with the same cohort.

Awards

Player of the Tournament

For certain tournaments, the official website UEFA.com subsequently named a Golden Player or Player of the Tournament.

U-16 Championship

TournamentPlayer
2001 EnglandSpain Fernando Torres

U-17 Championship

TournamentPlayer
2002 DenmarkEngland Wayne Rooney
2003 PortugalPortugal Miguel Veloso
2004 FranceSpain Cesc Fàbregas
2005 ItalyTurkey Nuri Şahin
2006 LuxembourgGermany Toni Kroos
2007 BelgiumSpain Bojan Krkić
2008 TurkeySerbia Danijel Aleksić
2009 GermanyGermany Mario Götze
2010 LiechtensteinEngland Connor Wickham
2011 SerbiaNetherlands Kyle Ebecilio
2012 SloveniaGermany Max Meyer
2013 SlovakiaRussia Anton Mitryushkin
2014 MaltaNetherlands Steven Bergwijn
2015 BulgariaFrance Odsonne Édouard
2016 AzerbaijanPortugal José Gomes
2017 CroatiaEngland Jadon Sancho
2018 England-
2019 Republic of Ireland-
2022 Israel-
2023 HungaryGermany Paris Brunner
2024 CyprusItaly Francesco Camarda
2025 AlbaniaPortugal Rafael Quintas

Top scorer

The Top scorer award is awarded to the player who scores the most goals during the tournament.

U-16 Championship

TournamentPlayerGoals
2000 IsraelCzech Republic Tomas Jun6
2001 EnglandSpain Fernando Torres7

U-17 Championship

TournamentPlayerGoals
2002 DenmarkSpain Jonathan Soriano7
2003 PortugalSpain David Rodríguez6
2004 FranceFrance Hatem Ben Arfa Portugal Bruno Gama England Shane Paul Spain Marc Pedraza3
2005 ItalyTurkey Tevfik Köse6
2006 LuxembourgGermany Manuel Fischer Spain Bojan Krkić Czech Republic Tomáš Necid5
2007 BelgiumGermany Toni Kroos England Victor Moses3
2008 TurkeyFrance Yannis Tafer4
2009 GermanyGermany Lennart Thy Netherlands Luc Castaignos3
2010 LiechtensteinSpain Paco Alcácer6
2011 SerbiaNetherlands Kyle Ebecilio England Hallam Hope Netherlands Tonny Vilhena Germany Samed Yeşil3
2012 SloveniaGermany Max Meyer3
2013 SlovakiaSlovenia Martin Slaninka Switzerland Robin Kamber2
2014 MaltaEngland Dominic Solanke Netherlands Jari Schuurman4
2015 BulgariaFrance Odsonne Édouard8
2016 AzerbaijanPortugal José Gomes7
2017 CroatiaFrance Amine Gouiri8
2018 EnglandBelgium Yorbe Vertessen Italy Edoardo Vergani4
2019 Republic of IrelandFrance Adil Aouchiche9
2022 IsraelSerbia Jovan Milošević5
2023 HungaryGermany Paris Brunner Spain Marc Guiu Germany Robert Ramsak Spain Lamine Yamal4
2024 CyprusPortugal Rodrigo Mora5
2025 AlbaniaItaly Samuele Inacio5

See also

External links